GOP slams John Kerry for discussing climate ramifications of Russian invasion

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By Josh Israel -February 24, 2022 3:41 PM

Republican lawmakers are outraged that the special presidential envoy for climate said war is harmful to people and to the planet.

Republicans are attacking President Joe Biden's special climate envoy, former Secretary of State John Kerry, for answering a question about the climate impact of a Russian invasion of Ukraine. They and right-wing news outlets are falsely suggesting that a clip from an interview with the BBC's Arabic service shows that Kerry cares more about climate change than about human suffering.

On Monday, two days before Vladimir Putin's regime began its military attack on its neighbor, Kerry appeared on BBC Arabic from Cairo, Egypt. He was explicitly asked in Arabic by interviewer Sally Nabil, as translated by the U.S. State Department, "How concerned are you about the impact the Ukraine and Russia crisis might have on global efforts to fight climate change?"

Kerry responded first by talking about the human damage such a war would cause: "I'm very concerned about Ukraine because of the people of Ukraine and because of the principles that are at risk in terms of international law and trying to change boundaries of international law by force. I thought we lived in a world that had said no to that kind of activity, and I hope diplomacy will win."

Published with permission of The American Independent Foundation.

https://americanindependent.com/john-kerry-republicans-climage-change-russia-ukraine-war/

I am going to be generous 92% of the republicans have not been in combat, like Kerry was....and 92% of them have no clue what he is talking about....

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1. War is inherently bad for the environment...

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2. Yes it is....

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3. Always. The destruction can be absolute.

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4. And the pollution, of course...nt

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8. Turns out, so are Republicans.

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5. If a member of the Democratic Party said water is wet, the right would claim Democrats are

discriminating against ice.

They look for any reason to attack. Make up any reason to attack.

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6. Fucking idiots will slam him any chance they get, and it helps to forget that...

THAT'S HIS JOB!

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7. Reporter should ask the liars if they would bet their house and

campaign bank accounts that they are describing Kerry’s answer accurately.